Question

The offer of NATO expansion to Ukraine, maidan coup, indifference to crimes by the Kiev regime against it’s citizens, sabotage of the Istanbul Accords and war all enabling grotesque *money* and weapons to flow to Ukraine of which about half made it to the fighters was all about becoming oligarchs.

Answer 1

The only source provided here is a personal Bluesky account, and this claim seems to be more an opinion than a statement of fact. It is difficult to parse this claim due to the structure of the run-on sentence, and more difficult to determine the intention behind any of the actions listed here. The claim that only half of the money and arms sent to Ukraine "made it to the fighters" appears largely unverifiable, as I cannot find any source that confirms it. I can, however, find a declaration of Volodymyr Zelenksy's assets and income in 2024. The income consists of $386,556, $207,000 of which includes the sale of government bonds. The remaining income consists of salary, bank interest, and the rental of private properties. This does not lead me to believe that the Ukrainian government is personally hoarding aid money from NATO in order to become oligarchs. The law that requires this disclosure was established in 2014 in order to stymie corruption, and while it was suspended during the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Zelensky reinstated it in October 2023.

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-publishes-declaration-of-2024-family-income/

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-signs-law-restoring-public-access-to-asset-declarations/

https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/fe128e63-b1e4-4201-b181-3116fcf4324b

Answer 2

This claim makes me feel overwhelmed, it has a lot of parts—NATO expansion, the Maidan uprising, the Istanbul Accords, and military aid corruption. You referring to the Maidan revolution as a "coup" is interesting, as I found many international observers view it as a popular uprising. For example, the Kyiv Independent explains that the Euromaidan was not a coup, even though Russian disinformation suggesting otherwise. Regarding the claim that only half of the aid reached fighters, credible sources are essential. I found the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported on challenges in tracking aid to Ukraine, having risks of fraud and corruption. Evaluating the credibility of the original poster on BlueSky is also important. It seems to me that it is not very credible and is a community with options.

https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-ukraines-euromaidan-was-not-a-coup-despite-russian-disinfo-pushed-by-musk/

https://www.gao.gov/ukraine-oversight